Coin controlled chair and canopy



' April 11, 1933. w TAYLOR 1,903,579

&' COIN CONTROLLED CHAIR AND CANOPY Filed Sept. 25. 1931 4 Sheets-,Shet 1 Williamfij'a ylh ATTORNEY April 11, 1933- Q w. F. TAYLOR 1,903,579 v COIN CONTROLLEUGHAQIB AND CANOPY Filed s' t. 25. 1951' 4 sheets-sheet 2 i g/ am...

April 11, 1933. w,' TAYLOR 1,903,579

COIN CONTROLLED CHAIR AND CANOPY Filed Sept. 25, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 I '7 46' Kfl? 4 2% 44 in 42 27;- j M /WZZZZMET4%0$Z WITNESS:

April 11, 1933.

COIN CONTROLLED CHAIR AND CANOPY w. F. TAYLOR 1,903,579

Filed Sept. 25, 1951 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 IIIIII, a 60 I A IIIIIIIIIIIIIIA WITNESS:

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Patented Apr. 11, 1933 WILLIAM F. TAYLOR, ornonrorlx, VIRGINIA com CONTROLLED 01mm AND cAivorY Application filed September 25, 1931.. Serial No. 565,175.

The invention relates to a'chair construction and more especially to canopy chairs that are coin operated. Y

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a chair construction, wherein on the deposit of coins of determined denomination the chair may be operated for occupancy and the use of its canopy and when unoccupied will prevent the use thereof without the depositing of the coins there- 1n.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a chair construction wherein the seat and its back are sofolded as to-avoid possibility of occupancy until coins of adetermined denomination are deposited and in so doing the seat and back may be adjusted for the occupancy of the chair, the mechanism for the operation of the seat and back being of novel form and is operable by the use of a single coin when deposited in the chair in a receiver for such coins, while the canopy for the chair is likewise operable for use when the chair is occupied by another coin when deposited, whereby revenue is obtainable so that the chair is adaptable for use at pleasure resorts as a beach chair and in its arrangement eliminates surreptitious use.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a chair construction of this character, wherein the make-up thereof both in the canopy and in the body arrangement is novel in form so that a fee may be collected for the use of the chair and also for the use of its canopy, the chair with the canopy being neat and attractive in appeal ance.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a chair construction of this character, which is extremely simple in its make-up, thoroughly reliable and effective for the purposes intended thereof, strong, durable, readily portable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accomtion showing it ready panying drawings, which disclose preferred embodiment of the invention,.'and' pointed out in the'claims hereunto appended. In the accompanying drawings 5 Figure 1 7 construction inaccordance with the invenfor occupancy and also the use of thecanopy thereof. 1

Figure 2 is a side elevation showingf'the arrangement of the parts of the chair-to prevent occupancy thereof. L Figure 3 is .a front elevation withg the parts as shown in Figure2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 3 looking in the di- $5.

rection of the arrows, showing by full lines the parts in one position andby dotted lines such parts in an adjusted'position.

Figure 5'is an enlarged sectional view ori the line 5-5 of Figure 3' showing bylfull lines the parts in one position and tedlines in'another' position.

Figure 6 1s a sectional view on the line bid? is a perspective view of thechair 55 7 6+6 of Figure 2 looking in the direction 35 of thearrows; e r

Figure 7 is aivertical transverse sectional view of the parts shown in -Figure -5" and taken approximately on the line71-"7 of said Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a sectional view on the line 8-8 of Figure 5 looking in. the direction of the arrows.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 5 but taken on the'side of the chair oppositefrom the section shown in F igure5.

' Figure 10 is a sectional view on the'line I 10-10 of Figure 9. r

Figure 11 is-an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 1111 ofFigure 9.

,. 39(1) Figure 12 is a view on the line 12-12 of l Figure 9.

Figure 13 isa perspective'view of certain of the parts shown in Figure 11 and these being separated from each other. i v a Figure 14 is a fragmentary. perspective view of one of the brackets. p

Figure 15 is a fragmentary perspective view of another of the brackets.

Figure 16 is a fragmentary elevation of a I side frames 10 with legs 11' and arms'12,

while between the frame is the seat13 and the back 14, the seat being vertically swung upon a pivot rod 15 disposed forwardly of the frames 10 and transversely journaled therein to be at the under side of said seat,

, while the back 14 at itslower end is tiltably supported by a transversely-disposed pivot rod 16 located at the lower end of said back and 'journaled in the side frames 10.

Arranged on one side. frame 10 is a coin box 17 having at its forward end a coin chute 18 with an upwardly and forwardly directed coin deposit mouth 19 which'protrudes beyond the top of the box 17 and its position permits easy deposit of a coinor coins therein when a person is standing for wardly of the chair. Within the box 17 is the coin controlled mechanism and at the center interiorly of said box is arranged a spring barrel which includesspaced disks 20 and 21 respectively, the latter disk being formed with a hub 22 in which is received the axle 23of the disk 20 and upon the hub is supported acoiled tensioning spring 24,

the inner end being made fast to the hub and the outer'end being made fastto the bottom of the box 17. The axle 23 of the disk 20 is extended inwardly of the chair Athrough the rear side of the box 17, while the hub 22 has a journal 25 extended outwardly through the outer side of the box 17 and is suitably journaled, while the axle 23 is likewise suitably journaled. On the journal 25 is carrled a pair of oppositely directed arms 26 and 27 respectively, these being made fast and are rotatable with the journal 25. The arm 27 has pivotally connected thereto a link 28, the same being also pivotally connected to the crank end 29 of the pivot rod 16 for the back 14 so that on movement of the arm 27 the back 14 will be swung in a vertical arcuate path from the position shown inFigure 4 by full lines to the positlon shown by dotted lines or vice v'e rsa. When the back 14 is swung forward over the seat 13 of the chair A it prevents'occupancy of the latter.

; Below the chute 18 within the box 17 is a spring tensioned latch 30 which permits the arm 26 to pass the same when swung 'in one direction and to lock it against movement in the'reverse direction and this latch is retracted by a bell crank lever 31operable by a link 32, the latter being actuated by a trip ing of said coin from the chute 18 into the box. Operable upon the coin. after its deposit is an ejector arm 35 pivoted at 36 within the box and connected by a link 37 with an actuator rocker 38, the latter pivoted at 39 "and projected into the path of a trigger 400L011 the axle 23. The axle 23 has fixed therctoat the inner side of the box 17 and in convenient reach of an occupant of the chairan operating lever 40, while the disk 20 on theaxle23 has its periphery providedwith .a horn 41, the latter operable against an abutment lug 42 on the periphery of the disk 21 upon the hub 22 and such lug 42 is urged against the horn 41 by the ten sioning' of. the spring 24 and this spring becomes automatically tensioned when the back 14 is swung rearwardly of the chair for the occupancy thereof so that on vacating the chair by the occupantthe spring will automatically move the back14 forwardly and bring the coin controlled mechanism to normalcy.

J The ejector lever 35 upon the deposit of coins withinthe chute 18 which coins are brought to rest upon the trip 33 will eject the coins from the chute 18 and simultaneously the trip 33 will be actuated by the coins to retract .thecatch 30 and thus allowing. the

arm 26 to be swung from its elevated posi- 1 tion to a lowered position within the box and in this lowering position the back 14 will swing from the position shown by full lines in Figure 4 to the position shown by dotted lines therein or to the position as shown in Figure 1 of. the drawings for the occupancy of the chair. a

. The arm 27 is normally below the latching bolt 43 connected with a bell crank 44, the latter pivoted by a link 45 to a stirrup rod 46 fixed to the rear end of the seat 13 and this stirrup rod has connected thereto a tensioning spring 47 and by the weight of occupancy of the seat 13 the rod 46 will be depressed against the tension of the spring 47 and brought to rest upon stops 48, and this movement projects -bolt43 into the path of movement of the arm 27 to prevent the latter from swinging downwardly. When the person leaves the seat spring 47 raises rod 46 whereswung rearwardly to a position for the occupancy of the chair A as will be apparent. On the deposit of the coin in the chute 18 and the release of the catch from engagement with thearm 26 the lever can then be operated for setting the back of the chair to a position for occupancy. The chute 18 is of a'size to accommodate a determined coin for deposit therein to operate the coin controlled mechanism.

1 The canopy B is supported by the front and rear arms 49 and 50 respectively of the bows, the arms 50 being bolted or otherwise secured at 51 to the chair A at the rear thereof, while one of the forward arms 49 is loosely pivoted. on thechair, while the other arm is positive ly operated by a lever 51a on the axle 52 of aspring barrel including-the disks 53 and 54 respectively, the latter disk being on the hub 55 While the disk 53 is on the axle 52. The hub 55 carries the journal 6, the axle 52 being telescoped into the. hub and both the axle 52 and journal 56 being suitably j ournaled in the side walls of a coin box 57 located on the chair opposite the box 17. The coin chute 58 of this box 57 has its entrance mouth 59 directed rearwardly for convenience in the insertion of a coin therein when the chair A is occupied. In the forward portion of thebox is a coin trip 60 connected by a link 61 with the bell crank 62, the latter operating a latch 63 for the arm on the journal 56, while the other arm 64 on this journal 56 is engageable with a latch bolt 64 operated from a lever 65, the latter by a link 66 is connected with the end 67 of the stirrup rod 46, this end 67 being tensioned by a spring 68 and likewise springs 69 and 7 O are connected with the two hinged part 71 of the lever 65 and also said lever respectively. The lever 65 is pivoted at 72 interiorly of the coin box 57.

The journal 56 has fixed thereto the positively operated arm 49 of the front bow of the canopy B so that on the turning of this journal the said canopy V can be collapsed or extended.

The coin deposited in the chute 58 when brought to rest on the trip 60 is ejected from the chute by an ejector 73 pivoted at 74 and connected by a link 75 with anactuator rocker 76, the latter engaged by a trigger 77 on the axle 52 upon the turning of the latter by the lever 51a. The spring barrel constituted by the disks 53 and 54 is operable in a like manner as is the spring barrel constituted by the disks 20 and 21.

It will be apparent that there is employed a coin controlled mechanism for the chair and also a coin controlled mechanism for the canopy so that it requires for the use of both to deposit separate coins in these respective mechanisms for the operation of such chair and the canopy respectively. When the chair is vacated after occupancy, its back 14 swings forwardly to prevent a person again occupying the chair and the spring 24 is active for this purpose and like- Wise on vacating the chair the canopywhen swung to extended position will be auto- -matically collapsed from the dotted line ex tended position in Figure 4 to the full line collapsed condition in said figure automatic'ally under the action of the spring78 within th'e barrel constituted by thefclisks j doors 79 and 80 thereof respectively.

It is of courseunderstood that normally and before the depositing of coins withinthe box on the chair A the back section 14 is in a position forwardly and the canopy B collapsed or retracted and'in this condition the seat 18 is elevated, then on-the deposit of a coin in the box 17 and the operation of lever 40-the back 14 will be swung rearwardly to permit occupancy of the chair. Next on the deposit ofa coin within the box 57 the canopy 13 upon operation of the lever- 51awill be extended for use during the occupancy of the chair.

On occupancy ofthe chair the seat 13 I lowered and simultaneously the stirrup'46 s lowered which actuates synchronously therewith both latches 43 and64 to move thesame to locking position whereby the arm 27 will be positively locked to hold the back 14 rearw'ardly and the arm 65 can be automatically locked in event that the canopy B is to be used or extended during the occupancy of the chair. On vacating the chair-the said latches 43 and 64" will be released permitting the automatic action of. the back'14 to bring it forwardly under the action of the spring 24 and likewise the collapsing of the canopy B under the action of the springs 78.

It is of course understood that the levers 40 and 51a will be'ineffective'normally from actuating the arms 26 and 64 until coins have been deposited in the coin boxes'and the latter ejected from the chutes thereof.

In Figures 16 and 17 there is shown a slight modification of the invention, wherein the reararms 50 support a roller 81 at their uppermost points upon which is adapted to be wound and unwound the canopy B. This roller 81 connected with it at each end a coiled tensioning spring 82 within a casing 83, the other end ofsaid spring 82 being fixed to the casing, which latter is secured relative'to the arm 50, so that, when the front bow having the arms 49 is moved upwardlfy 0r rearwardly the springs 82 become active for the automatic winding of the canopy B upon the roller 81 and in this way L for latching the back in a rearward position the said canopy is folded or rolled. On movement of the front bow forwardly the canopy B unwinds from the roller 81 to constitute a cover or shading medium for the chair; a

VVha-t is claimed is :-v -1. The combination of a chair having a depressible seat and swlnging back, mech- V anism for locking the back in forwardly tilted position overhanging the seat, mechanism operable by a coin for releasing said first named mechanism for permitting the back to swing rearwardly for occupancy of the chair, a' lever for actuating said last named mechanism for swinging said back rearlwardly, spring tensioned means for effecting the automatic means .forlatching the back in a rearward position controlled by the depression of the seat, and a canopy on the chair and coin controlled mechanism for collapsing and extending thereof.

3. The combination of a chair having a def'nressible seat and swinglng back, mechanism for locking the back in forwardly tilted position overhanging the seat, mechanism operable by a coin for releasing said first named mechanism for permitting the back to swing rearwardly for occupancy of the chair, a lever for actuating said last named mechanism for swinging said back rearwardly,

.springtensioned means for eflecting the automatic forward swinging of said back, means.

for'latching the backin a rearward position controlled by the depression of the seat, a canopy on the chair, coin controlled means for holding the canopy collapsed, and latchmechanism'operated by the depression for effecting the automatic forward swinging of said back,

controlled by the 'depression'of the seat, a canopy on the chair, coin controlled. means for holding the canopy collapsed, latching mechanism operated by the depression of the seat for holding the canopy extended, and'a lever operating means for the canopy and controllable byisaid coin controlled means.

5. The combination of a chair having a depressible seat and swinging back, mechanism for locking the back in forwardly tilted position overhanging the seat, mechanism operable by a coin for releasing said first named mechanism for permitting the back to swing rearwardly for occupancy of the chair, a lever for actuating said last named mechanism for swinging said back rearwardly, spring tension'ed means for effecting the automatic forward swinging of said back, means for latching the back in a rearward position controlled by the depression of the seat, a canopy on the'chair, coin controlled means for holding the canopy collapsed, latching mechanism operated by the depression of the seat for holding the canopy extended, a lever operating means for the canopy and controllable by said coin controlled means, and tensioning' means active upon the canopy to collapsethe same on 'vacatin'g'the chair.

; 6.'In a chair, a depressible seat, a swinging'bacln'mechanism operable to move the back forwardly to overhang the seat, latching means for holding the back inforward position, coin controlled means for releasing the latching means and moving the back rearwardly, and latching means for holding the back in its rearward position controlled by the depressionof the seat.

7. In a chair construction, a depressible seat, a swinging back, mechanism operable to move the back forwardly to overhang the seat, coincontrolled mechanism operative for moving the back rearwardly, means for latch ing the back forwardly and also operable by the seat to lock the said back rearwardly on the occupancy of the chair,'a canopy for the chair, and means for holding said canopy extended.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' WILLIAM F. TAYLOR.

of the seat for holding the canopy extended.

i. The combination of a chair having a depressible seat and swinging back, mechanism for locking the back in forwardly tilted position overhanging the seat, mechanism operable by a coin for releasing said first named mechanism for permitting the back to swing rearwardly for occupancy of the chair, a lever for actuating said last named mechanism for swinging said back rearwardly, spring tensioned means for eflecting the automatic forward swinging of said back, means 

